Iran Seizes Rights Lawyer's Nobel Peace Medal

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Iranian authorities confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent. In Norway, where the peace prize is awarded, the government said the confiscation of the gold medal was a shocking first in the history of the 108-year-old prize. Ebadi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her efforts in promoting democracy. She has long faced harassment from Iranian authorities for her activities.
tags: iran, opposition, islamic republic
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  1. #1    Really, quit picking on the little lady all you macho men. I hope you have succeeded in ticking off all the Iranian women.....!
    written by avahome since 74 days 3 hours 12 minutesavahome
  2. #2    Signs of pressure on an insecure regime.
    written by CwV since 74 days 1 time 33 minutesCwV
  3. #3    To the extent that the prize has been politicized this is hardly surprising.
    written by bloozguy since 74 days 1 time 9 minutesbloozguy
  4. #4    Yeah, a regime might be insecure when under constant subversion and threat of attack.

    Plus, a Nobel ain't worth shit these days.
    written by epppie since 72 days 12 hours 11 minutesepppie
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